Vijay Vazirani

American theoretical computer scientist
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Vijay Vazirani

Summary

Vijay Vazirani is a human[1]. His place of birth was India[2]. He was born on +1957-04-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in India[2], Vijay Vazirani…
  • Vijay Vazirani was born on +1957-04-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Vijay Vazirani held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Vijay Vazirani worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Vijay Vazirani's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Vijay Vazirani worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Vijay Vazirani's field of work was algorithm[9].
  • Vijay Vazirani was employed by University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • Vijay Vazirani was employed by Georgia Tech[11].
  • Among Vijay Vazirani's employers was University of California, Irvine[12].
  • Vijay Vazirani was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Vijay Vazirani was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Vijay Vazirani's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum[15].
  • Vijay Vazirani received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Vijay Vazirani received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • Vijay Vazirani was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • Vijay Vazirani's religion is recorded as Hinduism[19].
  • Vijay Vazirani is recorded as male[20].
  • Vijay Vazirani's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Ion I. Măndoiu as a doctoral student[22].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Naveen Garg as a doctoral student[23].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Kamal Jain as a doctoral student[24].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Samir Khuller as a doctoral student[25].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Deeparnab Chakrabarty as a doctoral student[26].
  • Vijay Vazirani supervised Amin Saberi as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in India[2], Vijay Vazirani… he was born on +1957-04-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. Vijay Vazirani's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. Vijay Vazirani's field of work was algorithm[9]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39]; Georgia Tech[11], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1885[42], headquartered in Atlanta[43]; and University of California, Irvine[12], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1965[46]. Doctoral students include Ion I. Măndoiu[22], a researcher[47], specialised in computer science[48]; Naveen Garg[23], an academic[49], b. 1971[50], of India[51], awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[52]; Kamal Jain[24]; Samir Khuller[25], a computer scientist[53], b. 1965[54], awarded the ACM Fellow[55], specialised in computer science[56]; Deeparnab Chakrabarty[26]; and Amin Saberi[27], a university teacher[57], specialised in management science[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[59], in United States[60], founded in 1925[61] and ACM Fellow[17], a fellowship award[62].

Personal Life

Vijay Vazirani's religion is recorded as Hinduism[19].

Why It Matters

Vijay Vazirani ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

His notable doctoral advisees include Samir Khuller[64], a computer scientist[65], b. 1965[66], awarded the ACM Fellow[67], specialised in computer science[68] and Ion I. Măndoiu[69], a researcher[70], specialised in computer science[71].

FAQs

Where was Vijay Vazirani born?

Vijay Vazirani was born in India[2].

What did Vijay Vazirani do for work?

Vijay Vazirani worked as computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

Where did Vijay Vazirani go to school?

Vijay Vazirani was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13] and University of California, Berkeley[14].

What awards did Vijay Vazirani receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and ACM Fellow[17].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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